Starch team members

Dr. Fred Warren
Group Leader
Starch structure analysis
Dr. Jennifer Ahn-Jarvis
Postdoctoral researcher
Structure-functionality in food. Bioactives in food and clinical interventions

Dr. Hannah Harris
Postdoctoral researcher
Carbohydrate fermentation in colon and microbiome. SCFA and FISH analysis

Dr. Wioleta Trzaszka
Postdoctoral researcher
Bioactive carbohydrates from microalgae feedstocks.

Jennifer McClure
iCASE PhD student
Extruded starch protein blends and protein digestibility. Impact of food structure in highly processed foods on nutrient availability


Todor Koev
PhD student
Carbohydrate gels structure analysis. Stach-cellulose and hemi-cellulose composite structures analysed by high resolution NMR spectroscopy, DSC and rheology.
Kathrin Haider
PhD student
Dietary fibre functionality in the GI tract
Molly Millar
PhD student
Starch degradation by Bifidobacteria.